Pumpkin Island

Pumpkin Island: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Pumpkin Island

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Pumpkin Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.30898, -68.74298. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pumpkin Island

• Pumpkin Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~0 km · Must-see
• Wilson Museum · museum · Hancock · ~12 km · Must-see
• Dyce Head Light · beach · Hancock · ~13 km · Must-see
• Eagle Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fort George · fort · Hancock · ~13 km · Must-see
• Grindel Point Light · beach · Waldo · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fort Point Light · fort · Waldo · ~23 km · Must-see
• Beth Eden Church · church · Hancock · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fort Point State Park · fort · Waldo · ~23 km · Must-see
• Deer Island Thorofare Light Station · beach · Hancock · ~25 km · Must-see
• Goose Rocks Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~26 km · Must-see
• Blue Hill Bay Light · beach · Hancock · ~26 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Marine Museum Campus · museum · Waldo · ~28 km · Must-see
• Browns Head Light · beach · Knox · ~32 km · Must-see
• Curtis Island Lighthouse · museum · Knox · ~34 km · Must-see
• Robinson Point · beach · Knox · ~35 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory · attraction · Waldo · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fort Knox · fort · Waldo · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pumpkin Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Pumpkin Island

• Mount Desert Island · river spot · Hancock · ~44 km · Must-see
• Avery Rock · river spot · Washington · ~147 km · Must-see
• Bailey Island · river spot · Cumberland · ~149 km · Must-see
• Little Deer Isle · river spot · Hancock · ~4 km
• Buck Island · river spot · Hancock · ~4 km
• Fiddle Head · river spot · Hancock · ~5 km
• Eaton Island · river spot · Hancock · ~6 km
• Pond Island · river spot · Hancock · ~7 km
• Carney Island · river spot · Hancock · ~7 km
• Heart Island · river spot · Hancock · ~10 km

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